The first day of the Ryder Cup competition didn’t determine much, other than the fact the biennial match between the U.S. and Europe won’t be returning to rain-soaked Wales anytime soon.

A weather delay interrupted the first round of fourball matches and kept players off the Celtic Manor course for 7 hours, 18 minutes, creating the prospect of a golf marathon Saturday or a Monday finish.

European captain Colin Montgomerie’s squad has plenty of questions to answer entering the final week of qualifying.

But no matter what happens, there’s a good chance Montgomerie will be second-guessing himself if the heavily favored Euros don’t win the Cup back from the U.S. squad during the first week of October in Wales.

Entering this week’s Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles, Scotland, two of the nine automatic spots on the team remain …